Sites like www.dyndns.org allow you to use names like mysite.homelinux.com mysite.dyndns.org instead of your IP address, even if your IP address changes all the time as is often the case with DSL connections.

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Sites like www.dyndns.org allow you to use names like mysite.homelinux.com mysite.dyndns.org instead of your IP address, even if your IP address changes all the time as is often the case with DSL connections. For a list of available Free DNS services you can try these [http://dnslookup.me/dynamic-dns/ Dynamic DNS] providers.

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* You’ll get a few questions from the installer (don't remember the exact order):

* You’ll get a few questions from the installer (don't remember the exact order):

* you'll need to modify the file directly for the "use=" line, here’s a sample that works

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(change "use if=..." to "use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.org"):

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* If you wish to modify the file directly, here’s a sample that works:

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Linkstation:/etc# more ddclient.conf

Linkstation:/etc# more ddclient.conf

pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid

pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid

protocol=dyndns2

protocol=dyndns2

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use=web

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use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.org

server=members.dyndns.org

server=members.dyndns.org

login=MyOwnDyndnsAccount

login=MyOwnDyndnsAccount

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mysite1.homelinux.com,mysite2.homelinux.com,mysite3.homelinux.com

mysite1.homelinux.com,mysite2.homelinux.com,mysite3.homelinux.com

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Here is another example for a ddclient.conf, with additional settings for [http://www.opendns.com/ OpenDNS]:

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# /etc/ddclient.conf

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daemon=300 # check every 300 seconds

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syslog=yes # log update msgs to syslog

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pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid

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ssl=yes

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use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.com/, web-skip='Current IP Address: '

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#DynDNS for [dyndns_host_name, e.g. bob.ath.cx or bob.dyndns.org]

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server=members.dyndns.org

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protocol=dyndns2

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login=MyOwnDyndnsAccountName

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password=MyOwnDyndnsPassword

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mysite.homelinux.com

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#Dynamic IP for OpenDNS account

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server=updates.opendns.com

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protocol=dyndns2

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login=MyOpenDNSAccountName

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password=MyOpenDNSPassword

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MyOpenDNSLabelName #You an find it at https://www.opendns.com/dashboard/networks/

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<center><font color=red>''Originally by flavoie from linkstationwiki.org''</font></center>

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Latest revision as of 02:14, 25 June 2011

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Sites like www.dyndns.org allow you to use names like mysite.homelinux.com mysite.dyndns.org instead of your IP address, even if your IP address changes all the time as is often the case with DSL connections. For a list of available Free DNS services you can try these Dynamic DNS providers.

Get an account at www.dyndns.org Write down your dyndns.org username and password, you’ll need it for the dyndns updater configuration. Just for simplicity, let’s assume you created “MyOwnDyndnsAccount” with a “MyOwnDyndnsPassword” password.